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IDF: Following the sirens that sounded in the area of Misgav Am a short while ago, interceptors were launched toward suspicious aerial targets that were identified in the area in which IDF soldiers are operating in southern Lebanon. The results of the interception are under review.

Missiles and rocket alerts were activated due to concerns of falling debris from the interceptor.

Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.
IDF: The IDF exposes Hezbollah’s underground tunnel network: IDF soldiers completed an operation to locate and dismantle tunnels belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Qantara area

In recent weeks, IDF soldiers led an extensive operation to locate and dismantle illegal underground tunnels built by Hezbollah in the Qantara area of southern Lebanon. The tunnels were built with assistance and direct guidance from the Iranian terror regime.

Following precise intelligence, the soldiers located two underground Hezbollah tunnels, with a total length of approximately 2 kilometers, situated about 10 kilometers from Israel’s northern communities. The tunnels identified are part of a broader underground terror infrastructure network, exposed during Operation Northern Arrows, which was significantly dismantled in the Maroun el-Ras and Mays al-Jabal areas of southern Lebanon.

Inside the tunnels, soldiers located a large quantity of weapons, living quarters, water tanks, and equipment for prolonged stays. The tunnels were used by Hezbollah operatives primarily for housing; in one tunnel, approximately 10 sleeping rooms were identified. Within the tunnels, shafts were discovered connecting to positions with launchers directed toward Israeli territory.

Hezbollah’s underground tunnel networks were constructed over the course of about a decade, at depths of dozens of meters underground, funded by the Iranian terror regime and as part of Hezbollah’s plot to “conquer the Galilee” — the plan to invade Israel’s north, killing and kidnapping Israeli soldiers and civilians.

Attached are the following:

Footage of the underground tunnel routes identified in the Qantara area: https://bit.ly/4cKaWxz

An illustration depicting a tunnel network: https://bit.ly/4czIbU3

A statement by the Commander of the 36th Division, Brig. Gen. Yiftach Norkin, inside one of the sites: https://bit.ly/4cCN52K

Bodycam footage from soldiers operating in the tunnels: https://bit.ly/4t5yba5

Footage of weapons found in one of the sites: https://bit.ly/4ui544y

Footage from a K9-mounted camera inside one of the sites: https://bit.ly/4eMV0M9

Images of the underground tunnel network identified in the Qantara area: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/IDFANC22042026
IDF: Watch the footage: Hezbollah underground tunnels dismantled by the IDF

A short while ago, IDF soldiers dismantled two underground tunnels belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Qantara area in southern Lebanon.
The tunnels had a combined length of approximately 2 kilometers, and over 450 tons of explosives were used to dismantle them.

Within the tunnels, more than 30 rooms used for lodging and operational planning were identified in the tunnels, alongside 30 operational shafts. One of the tunnels was recently used by terrorists from Hezbollah’s ‘Radwan Force’ Unit to advance terrorist attack plans against the State of Israel and its civilians, therefore posing a threat to Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.

The IDF will continue to operate against threats posed to Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, in accordance with directives from the political echelon.

Attached is footage of the dismantling of the Hezbollah underground tunnels: https://bit.ly/4ud3P6i

Attached are related photos: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC2804202696874
IDF: Following the situational assessment, the Home Front Command defensive guidelines remain unchanged and in effect until Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 20:00 PM.
IDF: Earlier today (Tuesday), during IDF and security forces' activity in southern Lebanon, an employee working for an engineering company carrying out projects on behalf of the Ministry of Defense was killed.

His family has been notified by the Israel Police. The IDF and the Ministry of Defense extend their condolences to the family.
IDF: Initial report - Sirens regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration were sounded in several areas in northern Israel. The details are under review.
IDF: Following the sirens that sounded in several areas in northern Israel, a suspicious aerial target was identified. The incident has concluded. No injuries were reported.
IDF: Initial report - Sirens regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration were sounded in several areas in northern Israel. The details are under review
IDF: Following the sirens that sounded in several areas in northern Israel, the Israeli Air Force successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target prior to its crossing into Israeli territory.

Missiles and rocket alerts were activated due to concerns of falling debris from the interceptor.
IDF: Overnight (Wednesday), during an IDF operational activity in the area of Silwad, two terrorists attacked two IDF soldiers, who were injured and evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital. Their families have been notified.

The soldiers responded by opening fire. One terrorist was eliminated, and the other was neutralized and apprehended by the soldiers.
IDF: Yesterday (Tuesday), the IDF struck a number of Hezbollah infrastructure sites in several areas in southern Lebanon, north of the Forward Defense Line.

Among the targets struck: loaded and ready-to-launch launchers, weapon storage facilities, and military structures used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization to advance terror attacks against IDF soldiers and the State of Israel.

In addition, IDF soldiers identified three Hezbollah terrorists who advanced a shooting attack against IDF soldiers. Following the identification, the Israeli Air Force struck and eliminated the terrorists.

In a number of events throughout yesterday (Tuesday), the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched a number of explosive drones that detonated adjacent to IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, south of the Forward Defense Line. As a result, an IDF soldier was lightly injured. The soldier was evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment. His family has been notified.

The IDF will continue to operate against threats directed at Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, in accordance with directives from the political echelon.
IDF: Earlier this week (Monday), IDF soldiers identified two Hezbollah terrorists in the area in which the soldiers are operating, south of the Forward Defense Line, posing an imminent threat. Shortly after, the Israeli Air Force, guided by the soldiers, eliminated the terrorists.

As part of an activity in the area over the past 24 hours, IDF soldiers located and confiscated numerous weapons, including firearms, grenades, magazines, missiles, and military equipment belonging to Hezbollah terrorists.

The IDF continues to operate in order to remove threats to Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, in accordance with directives from the political echelon.

Attached are photos of the weapons located by IDF soldiers: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC28042026290873423
IDF: A short while ago, a suspicious aerial target was identified and intercepted in the area in which IDF soldiers are operating in southern Lebanon.

The target did not cross into Israeli territory. No sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.
Joint IDF and ISA announcement:

The IDF and ISA eliminated Head of the Operations Department in Hamas’ Military Intelligence Headquarters

Yesterday (Tuesday), the IDF and ISA carried out a strike in the northern Gaza Strip, eliminating the terrorist Iyad Ahmed Abd al-Rahman Shambari, Head of the Operations Department in Hamas’ Military Intelligence Headquarters.

In recent years, Shambari was responsible for compiling the operational situational assessment of the entire Gaza Strip.

The terrorist was a key figure engaged in gathering intelligence on IDF troops in order to direct and execute attack plans against IDF troops, and posed an immediate threat to IDF troops operating in the area.

Additionally, he took an active part in planning the Hamas terrorist organization’s infiltration during the brutal October 7th massacre.

IDF troops under the Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat.

Attached is a related graphic: https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC290420262908734888
IDF: Initial report - Sirens regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration were sounded in the area of Avivim. The details are under review.
IDF: Following the Hostile aircraft infiltration sirens that sounded in the area of Avivim, the Israeli Air Force successfully intercepted a UAV that was launched from Lebanon prior to its crossing into Israeli territory.

In an additional incident a short while ago, an interceptor was launched toward a suspicious aerial target that was identified in the area in which IDF soldiers are operating in southern Lebanon. The results of the interception are under review.

The target did not cross into Israeli territory. No sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.

These incidents constitute a violation of the ceasefire understandings by the Hezbollah terrorist organization.
IDF: Initial report - Sirens regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration were sounded in the area of Metula. The details are under review.
IDF: Following the Hostile aircraft infiltration sirens that sounded in the area of Metula, an interceptor was launched toward a suspicious aerial target that was identified in the area in which IDF soldiers are operating in southern Lebanon. The results of the interception are under review.

The target did not cross into Israeli territory. Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.
IDF: Footage: A booby-trapped pit and a Hezbollah weapons storage facility located in southern Lebanon

Reserve troops from the 226th Brigade, under the command of the 146th Division, are operating south of the Forward Defense Line to prevent a direct threat to the communities in northern Israel.

During activity, the troops located a booby-trapped pit belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization, containing an explosive device weighing approximately 900 kilograms, intended to harm troops operating in the area.
In an additional activity, the troops located a position belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization containing a stockpile of mortar shells and rockets intended to harm Israeli civilians and troops operating in the area.

The IDF will continue to operate with determination against threats to Israeli civilians and IDF troops, and is acting in accordance with directives from the political echelon.

Attached are the following:

Footage from the location of a Hezbollah terrorist organization weapons storage facility: https://bit.ly/4t2zNBy

Footage of weapons belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization located in the area: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC04292026123456

Photos from the activity of the 226th Brigade troops in southern Lebanon: https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/IDFANC280420265
IDF: Initial report - Sirens sound in several areas in northern Israel. The details are under review.